Cashew Free Cucumber-Basil Watermelon Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like summer actually showed up. Ripe watermelon and cool cucumber get blended together with fresh basil, bright lime juice, and a touch of honey, then strained into a pitcher of pure, refreshing goodness. The basil adds an herby, almost floral note that takes the whole thing from simple fruit drink to something genuinely special. Because it's built entirely from whole fruits, vegetables, and pantry staples, there's zero guesswork about hidden nuts or shared-facility warnings — just clean, vibrant ingredients you can see and trust. Straining the blended mixture gives it that smooth, elegant texture you'd expect from a good agua fresca rather than a thick smoothie. A little extra squeeze of lime or drizzle of honey at the end lets you dial in the sweet-tart balance exactly to your taste. Serve it over ice with a sprig of basil and it looks as good as it tastes.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 1 medium english cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1–2 tbsp honey, or to taste
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup cold water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh basil sprigs or thin cucumber slices, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the watermelon cubes, chopped cucumber, basil leaves, lime juice, honey, salt, and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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